Secondary School Admissions

On Monday 2nd March 2026, year 6 pupils across the country will find out which secondary school has offered them a place for September 2026.

The vast majority of pupils will be offered a place at one of their preferred schools – most will be offered their top preference.

The timetable for allocation will be as follows:

2nd March 2026	National Offer Day. NB Offer made by home Local Authority regardless of the Local Authority in which the place is going to be offered.
30th March 2026	20-school day deadline (from offer day) for parents to lodge appeal. Paperwork for appeals received after the deadline will be heard after September 2026.
Week commencing 30th March 2026	Second round offers made by Local Authority (21 days after National Offer Day).
5th May 2026	Appeals lodged by the 20-school day deadline to be heard at Darby House, Telford.

Frequently Asked Questions

I have been offered a place at Ercall Wood Academy and would like to accept it.

Congratulations, your place will automatically be accepted. A link will be sent to parental email addresses requesting that the admissions form is completed. Links will be sent within 2-4 weeks of your child being allocated a place. During the summer term, you will receive further information from Ercall Wood regarding transition days and tutor group allocations.

Ercall Wood Academy was my first preference, but I have not been offered a place there.

Ercall Wood Academy is committed to ensuring all students can thrive at our wonderful school therefore we encourage all parents/carers who wish to discuss school placement further to contact the academy directly for further details. We can support with additional tours, conversations with leaders or addressing specific areas of interest or queries.   

If a parent or carer wants to appeal the Local Authority decision not to offer a place at Ercall Wood Academy, they can also complete the appeal form and send it to admin@ercallwood.co.uk

We appreciate how this can be a stressful time for families, so we want to reassure you we are here to help, and we are committed to supporting all students through a key aspect of their young lives.

I have accepted a place at Ercall Wood Academy.  What happens next?

We want to make sure that the transition to secondary school is as straightforward and stress-free as possible for students and their families.

Ercall Wood Academy offers a robust transition program for new starters, and this commences in May/June when our Transition Team visits our feeder primary schools to work collaboratively to gather information about your child to ensure we have a  supportive transition into secondary school. On-going conversations with key members of staff across the transition team which includes supporting students with SEND will be had with all stakeholders including you as parents.

We also have our induction days to look forward to in July.

Induction Dates 2026:
Monday 6^th July
Tuesday 7^th July

Over the coming months, you will receive further information via email which will build towards your son/daughter learning more about Ercall Wood Academy and feeling excited about being part of Team Ercall Wood.